The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has initiated a major cleaning drive across the city ahead of upcoming VVIP and VIP visits. Excavators and road-sweeping machines are clearing unauthorized construction and demolition waste, focusing on roadsides and footpaths along MT Road…
The Assam Minorities Development Board distributed seven e-rickshaws in Dibrugarh on February 21 under the State-Owned Priority Development (SOPD) program. Rahan Ahmed, President of the Dibrugarh District Minority Morcha, handed over the e-rickshaws in the presence of Ward Councillor Srimanta…
Basistha Police arrested Rabin Ali (22) and Jahidul Islam (25) during a night patrol for a mobile shop burglary in Guwahati's Lakhtokia area. The suspects, caught at Paltan Bazaar Railway Station and near Dhirenpur FRU, possessed 29 stolen mobile phones…
The Assam government will award ₹25,000 to each participant in the upcoming Jhumoir Binandini event on February 24 at Guwahati's Sarusajai Stadium. Over 8,000 young dancers from Assam’s tea gardens will perform the world’s largest Jhumoir dance, celebrating 200 years…
Ahead of Advantage Assam 2.0, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated Reliance Consumer Products Limited's Rs 250 crore beverage unit in Changsari. The Campa Cola plant will generate 300 direct and 1,000 indirect jobs. Spanning 6 lakh sq. ft., it…
The Gauhati High Court's division bench dismissed the Assam government's appeal against a single bench order that stayed the suspension of Inspector of Taxes Priyanka Deka in the APSC cash-for-job scam. The single judge had ruled the suspension invalid as…
Assam Police and the Special Task Force arrested USTM Chancellor Mahbubul Hoque in Guwahati for allegedly facilitating unfair means during the CBSE Class 12 Physics exam at a school in Sribhumi. The scandal involves 214 students from the ERD Group,…
The NSCN-IM has announced a new battalion, 'Eloi Hau', for the NC Hills (Dima Hasao) region, causing concerns among security agencies. The battalion will be based near the Assam-Manipur-Nagaland tri-junction, with the exact location disputed. Assam Police denies it falls…
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Assam on Friday for a five-day visit as part of the organisation’s centenary celebrations. His "Prabas" tour, running from February 21 to 25, focuses on interactions with RSS volunteers and discussions on social issues…
The Supreme Court criticized the Assam government on Friday for pursuing a case against a man accused of transporting beef. A bench of Justices A S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said the state should focus on more important matters. The…